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Old 02-22-2008, 09:24 AM
 
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Here's some news about the bribery scandal at Redstone Arsenal. Now that the Govt officials have pleaded guilty, IMO the US Attorney will take down the contractors who bribed them - it's not over yet:

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Douglas Harry Ennis, 48, of Athens, Alabama, plead guilty today in U.S. District Court to two counts of making false statements on a financial disclosure form to the Army and one count of conspiracy. Ennis was charged by an Indictment in November 2007 with two counts of false statements. On February 19, 2008, an Information was filed charging Ennis with conspiracy. Today, he plead guilty to all the charges.
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Ennis was employed as the Deputy Director of the Joint Center for Technology Integration (JCTI) located at the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville.
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Ennis also plead guilty to conspiracy, which began January 1999 and continued through November 2005. During that time, Ennis conspired with others to give preference to certain contracts funded by SMDC for which he and Michael Cantrell, the Director of JCTI, received money from contractors. Cantrell, who was also charged, pled guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges late last year.
Northern District of Alabama Press Release (http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/aln/Docs/February%202008/FEBRUARY%2021,%202008%20FRMR%20DPMNT%20OF%20ARMY%2 0EMPLOYEE%20PLDS%20GLTY.htm - broken link)
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:54 AM
 
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Has there been any word on which contractors might be involved?
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:08 AM
 
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The US Attorney hasn't identified the contractors in the guilty pleas, but an early news report refers to the the indictment (which I haven't found):

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The indictment says Ennis took $3,500 from Nikunj Shah on June 13, 2002, and $75,000 in currency from unidentified subcontractors and vendors in the summer of 2004.
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Cantrell's attorney, James Sturdivant of Birmingham, said he is negotiating with the government for a reduced sentence for his client because he is cooperating with prosecutors, but no agreement has been reached.
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He said Ennis had been assisting the FBI and the Department of Justice for the past six months in an investigation of contracting activities at Redstone Arsenal and in other states.
al.com: Everything Alabama

Edit - IIRC Cantrell took millions in bribes.
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:19 AM
 
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Just curious since DH is scouting for jobs...LOL Don't want to go down with the boat, KWIM?
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Old 02-22-2008, 11:51 AM
 
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I think the bad contractors were small businesses, more than likely they're not hiring right now
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